I love how versatile tacos can be. Shrimp, fish, chicken, potatoes, steak, pork—you name it, it can go in a taco shell.

Hands down, our family favorite is this pulled pork taco recipe made with Perfect Pulled Pork. I make the taco shells with corn tortillas (perfect for my gluten-free son), and serve them right out of the pan. I set up all of the “fix-ins” in small bowls on the dinner table, and everyone adds what they like. One of my sons skips the avocados, the other skips the salsa—and both always add the pork. Why? Well, it’s fantastic!

Valentina's passion is food, and she loves spending time in her "kitchen retreat," as she refers to that room in her house. Valentina develops recipes for creative and comforting food that works perfectly for casual entertaining. Both her recipes and food photography have been featured many times on popular food websites and in print. Valentina shares her beautiful photographs as well as new and interesting recipes almost daily on her blog, Cooking on the Weekends.

Outside the worlds of food and photography, Valentina's other passion is her family (including her two young boys, her husband and her puppy, Maple.)

To learn more about Valentina and where her work has been featured, visit her About page at Cooking On The Weekends.